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SAG-AFTRA Video Game Performers To Hold First Picket Strike This Week

by Rainier on July 30, 2024 @ 1:54 p.m. PDT

SAG-AFTRA members who perform in video games went on strike against all video game companies signed to the Interactive Media Agreement, effective 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 26.

SAG-AFTRA video game strike kick-off picket begins on Thursday, August 1 from 9 a.m. -  12 p.m. PT at WB Games Inc., Gate 5 at the Corner of Warner Blvd. and South Avon Street Burbank, CA 91522, with parking on Riverside Drive.

The Picket Strike will be attended by SAG-AFTRA Interactive Media Agreement Negotiating (IMA) Committee members Sarah Elmaleh (Chair), Zeke AltonAshly BurchAndi Norris and many more; SAG-AFTRA leadership including National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland; and SAG-AFTRA members, labor allies and video game fans.

"SAG-AFTRA is striking this contract so that members working in interactive media (video games) can continue earning a living doing the job they love. Our members’ work and likenesses are being exploited by artificial intelligence, and video game companies have refused to offer a fair deal that addresses this existential threat."

 

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